Caitlyn Jenner will appear in Cleveland
to lend her support to Republicans as the city hosts next week's
Republican National Convention.

Jenner will headline a “Big Tent
Brunch” on Wednesday, July 20, two days after the four-day
convention opens.

The event is sponsored by Equality
Ohio, an LGBT rights group, Log Cabin Republicans, a gay GOP group,
and the American Unity Fund, which supports socially liberal
conservative candidates.

“The party conventions are like the
political Olympics, and I'm excited to be headed to Cleveland to
stand with my fellow LGBT Republicans and allies,” Jenner said in a
statement given to The
Daily Beast. “As a proud Republican and transgender woman,
I want to support courageous Republicans who advocate for LGBT
freedom. Our country's nondiscrimination laws must be updated and
this cannot be achieved without bipartisan support. Congress needs
to act, along with almost thirty Republican states, to update our
nondiscrimination laws. I want to do my part to persuade more
Republicans to support freedom for millions of LGBT Americans.”